Jar-supporting bracket



Oct. 21, 1930. L. s. ANDERSON 3 JAR SUPPORTING BRACKET Filed Jan. 21, 1929 jive/273')" [2e that they may be deflected or bent. towards ets'for use in supportingjars or similar remap-1% -=the ring-shape mentioned type in which the central and end v 4 [as h bracket for use withrece Patented Get. 21, 1 930 Lotns s; ANDERSON, orjcnic'j eo or cHIcneo,;1 LL1NoIs A ILLIno'Is,

conronn'rion-or inmnors JeRsurronTmqliaRncxur A plicat on-fired January 21, 192a Serial no; 333,761.

7 The-invention relates generally tobracktacl'es in front of shelves. More' particularly the invention relate's to thattype'ot jar supporting bracket which comprises an elon gated plate: which has a ring-shaped strip connected to one of its ends to form therewith V I an open top socket forreceiving.the lower end of the jar, and embodies means at v its other end whereby it may be secured in'pla'ce I on the top face of the shelf and so that the is located or positioned in.

g ped strip frontofthe shelf. I I V a One object of the present inventioniis to provide a bracket ofthis' character in which d strip is formedseparately from the other parts of the. bracket" and the.- sideportions thereof that is, the portions ad:

rin -sha jacent thel'side edges of the plate, are free or disconnected with respect to said plate. so

each other for the purpose of frictionally. en gaging or grippi ceptacle. c

' Another vide ajar supporting br acket'of theaforepartsofthe ring-shaped strip embody interal' right angle attaching tongues and proo c a p VlSlOII is made whereby the tongues 'oncthe end parts ofzthestripare adjustably connected to the plate so that theymay be moved to and from each other tovary the diameter of the socket fandiconsequently adapt the.

vary in diameter.

A'turther ob]ec a jar,'which is generally ctr-new and mproved construction and is capable; of being manufactured at a comparatively low cost. I

A still further object of theinvention'is to provide a jar support which is an improve;-

. ment upon that disclosed; in i Letters 7 Patent ng the sidewall tr the re object ottheinventio'n to pro ptacles or jars that t of theinvention is to provide a bracket for supporting and displaying to me July 16, 1929. g Other objects "of various advantages an present bracket construction willbe apparent from a consideration of the following-(lea "tailed description:

' the' invention a The invention consi lary' defined by the claims atthe conclusion Inthe drawing 'which accompanies and, 1 forms apart .ofthis specificationor disclosure; and in which like numerals of reference denote corresponding parts throughoutfthe jseveral viewsz r Figure 1 isa perspectiv ibodyin'g the invention; V FigureQis a-perspec'ti strip,'-disclosing in detail the construction and arrangement of the tongues wh ,stripis attached to the-plate;

shelf wi'thwhich it islassocia'ted; and i I Figure 5 i aplan view made scal'el ancl for thei'purpose of showing the manner in whichlthe ends ofthe ring-shaped- .strip are adjusta thatthey may be tanc'e apart to fo' diameter.

The black 'ter of this" supp frontof ashelf s. f It is contemplated that the j ar-fbe' of glass and for use; in displaying 1 thecontents otcans on the shelfs. Thebrack et comprises an elongate et which the inatinventioniis a'daptedprimari'ly to r ort a "substantially cylindrical in 5 ;nssienon T0 Ruin, IVi'URDOOI-I a dummy,

ofthe Unite StatesNo. 1,720;876,;granted d characteristics of the sts in the several'novel features hereln set'fo'rthvmore Particu I V P i n d the proper disrm SQ et :ofjthe. desired dsubstantiahy flat o sheetmetalplate 6 and a strip 'l vvhich isgbent g to form a ring or annulus andis'mountedlonathe front end of thep'lateto" form therewith- "a:socketi--into.-which the bottom of thejar snugly fits and by which, said ar is securely held against accidental displacement. The

rear end of the plate is'adapted to fit against 1 the top face of the shelf and to be positioned 1 so thatthe front end which carries the-ring shaped strip 7 extends in front of the shelf,

. as shown in Figure 4. The plate is held in its V operative positionby nails or screws 8 which pass through circular holes" or apertures 9 punched in the rear end of the plate. The central ,or intermediate portion of the plate has cuttherein a Ursha'ped slit 10 which operates to form an elongated member 11, The

latter connected to the front end of the plate band is bent sothat-its connected end extends downwardly at an acute angle-andthe distal end thereof projectsrearwardly and is substantially parallel to the'pl'ate. The

angled connected end of the member 1;; isdeile'cted centrally for reeiiforcing purposes and operates todorm a ;brace whereby the front or outer end of the plate is supported. from be low. The distalendofithe member. is adapts, ed to lapjor fit againstthe bottom face of the shelfls and is securedin place by nails or screws-12.: Thelatter pass through circular holesl3 which arepunched in the hori'z0ntal- 1y extending;partof'the member-ll. A characteristic offorminghthebrace member of the! bracket in themanner set forth is that the bracket may be applied to shelves of different the; tongue into the proper position; r i

thicknessessimply by deflecting or bending Thestrip (,7 liketheyp'late 6, is formed of 1 .sheet metal. Itsis made separately from the. plate and embodies adjacent the medial portion thereof an-"inwardlyl extending? tongue 14. This tongue'is formed integrally with:

the bottom edge or marginal portion of the strip and is bent so as to extend attsubstan tially right angles. It fits against the top face ofthe plate and ispositionedadjacent the longitudinal centen'andyiront edge of said plate; Arivet 1-5 extends upwardly through I a;hole 1'6 in the frontend t the'plate V6 and a-hole '17 in the tongue and is headed over to; secure said tongue fixedly in place, Byjtormi ingandattaching the tongue 14 as specified,

V a both the innerand theouter peripheral sur- V attachmgmeans whatsoever.' This is 'of parfaces ofthe strip 71 are independent of any ticular advantage inthatthereareno obstruc tongue l8lwhich like the tonguejl, is formed integrally: with f the bottom edge or marginal against thetopface-oftheplate; They are positioned -adjacent the central' part of the V g 3:. erationfand'servestoholdettectivel partofthestrip; Thetongues18 are bentto' V extend at substantially right angles and'fith tachment. In'addition to the apertures 21 in theplate, there are apertures 22 and'23.

Theselast mentioned apertures-are punched in the plate so as to be positioned ad acent the apertures 21 -and to form therewith two seriesof holes. As a result of thisplate construction it is possible during the fabrication of the bracket to secure the ends of the strip 7 -e ither in close proximityife each other to" j torm-asocket area teary small diameter or in spacedrelation,as shownin dotted lines inFigureb', totorm a socket of comparative- 1y large diameter. the tongues '18 are arranged so that 1th apertures register" "withthe; apertures: 23,; the socket; is of mast.

mum diameter gand' cbnsequently adaptedltoi tures 20 tofthe-tongues "are placedEin reg'is-j tryjwith the"apertures22,the jar 'SOCkQlizlS of intermediate dimensio s. QBy: having but three attaching; tongues. on the strip-7 and securing them the manner set forth, 1 the 1 sides of said strip -1 which aproject outwardly oftlie side edges of 'the: plate, are :free or. -disconnected "with; respect to the plate-and may be dfiQCliGdf-LOI' bent towards each other so as to engage or grip frictionally the sidesjotthe jar. it The frontendofthe plate 6 is-cutso that the front edge iscurV ed tocontorm substan 'tiailly toythe curvature ofithe medial-portion j;

- Tliebracket'is' applied intoiengagement with theshelt *si'andsoj that:

thetopfaceofsaidshelf is lappedIby the rear end of the: plate .6"andthebottom tace is lappe'dfby the :horizonta'l'portionlof the mem'-' ber L14 ;i'l he,.bracket; is. rigidlypecuredin" place driving the nails'or screws 8g-and 12: through thein respective apertures 9 and 13': and'into the shelfs In'this position of the braclret 'theendbearing the ring-shapedstrip is located ioutwardlyor in; frontof the shelf with the ,resultxtha't: the :j ar, 7' ,ispromin'ently displayed; 1 In theevent that thesocketfshould prove, to be toofsmalhfortthej arxor,it 'should be desired tousea largerj ar with-the-loracket, V

of the strip Tshifted-apartIand reattached in thedesired position- 1. -r

and described consists essentially of but two against a-cciclentaldisplacement. I 2

the rivets l9zmay-;be;withdraivn{ and theends V I The'jar supporting bracketv gherein shown y h tia 1 The inventionisfnotfltobe' understood as re strrcte'd to. the details) set forth; since these; may be. modifiedswithin the-scopeotthe l ape;

pended claims, without departingjfromthe v spirit and scope of the-invention.

Having thus described the 1nvention, what I claimas new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: v

1. A bracket for supporting'and displaying a jar or similar receptacle in front of a shelf, consisting of an elongated substantially fiat plate having one end thereofadapted to fit on the top face of the shelf and provided with means whereby it may be secured to the shelf in such position that the other end of the plate projects outwardly from said shelf, a strip bent to form a substantially complete ring, said strip being positioned over the said other end of the plate to form therewith the medial portion of the stripandthe front end of the plate, and means for connecting the ends of the strip to the central part of the plate at different distances apart so that the bracket may be constructed for use with jars that vary in diameter comprising tongues on the strlp-ends and connecting elementsassociated with thetongues andcooperating V V v r ith series of apertures in the plate adjacent the slit'part..

Signed at Chicago, of January, 1929.

' 7 y LOUIS .S. ANDERSON.

a socket for receiving the bottom of the jar, i

and means whereby the medial and. end por= tions of the strip are fixedly'connecte'd to the'fr'ont and central parts of the plate .re- I spectively, the side portions of the strip being disconnected with respect to the sides of the plate so that they maybe distorted-by bending to engage yieldingly the side wall of v the jar. j I 1 v 2. A bracket for supporting and display- V ing a jar or similar receptacle in front of a shelf, said bracket consisting of an elongated substantially flat plate having one end thereof provided with means whereby it may be secured to the shelf in such position that the other end of the plate projects outwardly from said shelf, a strip bent to form a substantially complete ring and positioned over the said other end of the plate to form there with a cylindrical socket for 'rec'eivi'ngthe bottom of the jar, connecting means between the medial portion of the strip and the front end of the plate, and means for connectingthe ends of the strip to the central part of the plate'at different distances apart, so that t the bracket may be constructedfor use with jars that vary in diametercomprising tongues on the strlp-ends and connecting elements associated with the tongues and cooperating with series of apertures in the central part of v the i plate. ;r v 3. A bracket for supporting and displaying'a jar or similar receptacle infront of a, I

shelf, said bracket consistingof a one-piece substantially flat sheet metal plate adapted to I be positioned horizontally and having one j end thereof adapted tent on the topface of "the shelf and provided with means whereby j it may be secured to the shelf insuch posi tion that the other" end of. the plate projects outwardly from said shelf, the central part of the plate being slit to form a brace member said brace member being bent to extend doWn- Y wardly and then rearwardly tolap the bottom i v face of the shelf, a strip bent to forma sub-f I stantially complete ring and positioned overthe said other end of the plate to form therewith a cylindrical socket for receiving the e bottom of the jar, connecting means between Illinois, this 17th da 

